On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:27:59 -0700, Barrett Willet <barrettw@NVENTURE.COM>
wrote:
>
>But  now a NEW Problem.
>Clack, clack, clack and a little bit of white smoke from the the
>exhaust.  After a few minutes of idling water is dripping from the
>tailpipe.
>I figured on some lifter clacking after sitting for over a week but
>this clack seems to be coming from the top side of the block rather
>than down below where the lifters are.   Ran 4oz of Marvel Mystery Oil
>but the clack is still there.
>  I wouldn't be worried about the noise except the white smoke really
>makes me uneasy.

>Thanks
>Barrett Willet
>'88 Wolfsburg...running well but loud
>
>

You didn't metion how long you ran the engine after putting in the Marvel
Mystery Oil. It may take 4 or 5 miles of driving to get the noise to stop.

As far as the white smoke - you may have overfilled the oil slightly when
you added the Marvel oil. Is the white smoke mainly at start-up, or
continuous while running?

Michael